The Reed building remained Resurrection’s “Church” for a full year. It also served as Fr. Quinn’s living quarters, the parish office and classroom for religious instructions. During that first year a church committee was formed and the parish established the St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Holy Name Society and the Sodality.

It was also a year of feverish construction up the street on Creedmoor Avenue. Toward the end of June, 1909, Father Quinn hired a contractor to build two stories of the front portion of the school building. While workmen poured concrete and stacked bricks, parishioners went about the difficult task of raising the $22,000 needed to cover the construction costs. At that time Resurrection had $350.00 on hand and a debt of $250.00.

During the next few months neighbors organized a host of fund-raising activities. There was a card party and a dance; a piece of property and a gold watch were raffled. These efforts netted a total of $3,682.86.

Parish records preserve the memory of a fascinating footnote to Resurrection history: a Tea Party held in early 1910. Various sections of the neighborhood were represented by tables at the event. There was a “Woodward Table” seating people living west of Pioneer Avenue, a “Fleming Table” named for the Fleming stop on the streetcar line, the “Sherwood Table” for families south of Brookline Boulevard (Sherwood Avenue later became Stebbins), the “Edgebrook Table” for parishioners in northeast Brookline, and the “Fairhaven Table” which is the old name for the Overbrook area. The Tea Party and related activities raised an additional $4,000.00.

The hard work and vision of Father Quinn and the parishioners bore fruit. On September 19, 1909 the cornerstone of the church was laid in a ceremony conducted by Bishop J. F. Regis Canevin. Father Hugh C. Boyle, who was later to succeed Bishop Canevin as Bishop of Pittsburgh, was the Master of Ceremonies.